Utilizing the internet for research purposes is an increasingly critical tool. Here's a quick list of 5 to look at. Further below is an extensive table with descriptions.
Google is one of the largest search engines, and a very common place to begin an internet search. The results can be varied in how closely they relate to the item that you are curious to find information about.
Bing is a new powerful search engine, which offers a menu on the homepage to narrow your search.
Wolframalpha is an excellent tool in assisting students with math problems and answers. It can compute problems and give answers to various math questions. It has its limitations it can't solve proofs, but it can still point you in the right direction.
Findhow.com is a how to website. There are lots of different topics immediately available. They usually have some kind of current relevancey like preventing icedams in the winter. You can also type in your own questions. The site redirects you to other sites that can or may be able to provide answers.
Wikepedia offers an free online encyclopedia, which is usually one of the top results in the major search engines. It offers a wealth of information, but its accuracy is sometimes in question.
Here is a list of all of the tools to choose from. This list comes from cooltools4schools.com. The list is seperated by:
Search and compare multiple engines in one place.
It is a search visualization that enables you to compare, remix and share results from the best web, image, video, blog, tagging, news engines, Flickr images or RSS feeds. You can embed as a widget on your site or blog.
An ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. Enter your question or calculation, and watch it compute the answer. Based on a new kind of knowledge-based computing..
New visual search engine that collects search results in different media formats (e.g. definitions, images, Flickr photos, quotes, wikipedia articles), arranges them on a desktop and can be dragged around as an (almost) infinite collage.
100% free search stock photo service, no advertisements.
It takes a long time for our servers to index the free stock photos of the internet but we are confident we can reach our goal, we have a strong algorithm in place that index’s thousands of stock photos every hour.
A way for Primary School teachers and learners to access relevant video content on an IWB and/or Internet enabled TV. All video content is filtered using Safe Search.
Educator approved videos so everyone can learn in a safe and comfortable environment. The perfect resource for students who are working on their homework or just need a little extra help on any given subject. Teachers can use the animations and videos to capture their students’ attention and enrich classroom lessons.
Download add-on for Firefox.
Transform your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for online photos and videos.
Fly through 1000s of YouTube videos faster than you've ever imagined possible.
Making education fun and free. Free educational Websites For the young, and the young at heart.
Search the databases of the Children's Learning Network.
The Ultimate Research Assistant is an advanced Internet knowledge mining technology. To use this tool, simply type in the name of a topic and click the Generate Research Report button. The tool will perform research on your topic and generate a concise research report summarizing your topic.
A collaborative writing project to build the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. You can add your own tutorials to wikiHow. It currently contains 48,436 articles.
Videos created for teachers to help them to incorporate technology into their teaching. JThere is also a special page of videos for students interested in multimedia, where you can learn Flash, Director and Photoshop.
Step-by-step guide shows you how to break down research tasks into manageable parts, and find good quality relevant information to make your assignments the best they can be.
Quickly get the gist of a document, webpage, or any text selection of your choice. Identify the key topics of a document while eliminating redundant information
Tells you where to find the very latest version of a given document. Whether you are looking for a catalog, a law or a regulation, or maybe somebody's personal contacts, you can reach its latest available version without wasting your time searching the web or asking around.
Search for and launch the information you have stored in the cloud from within Spotlight or Google Desktop for Mac. It currently supports Google Docs (including Google Apps accounts), Google Bookmarks and Picasa Web Albums
Google is one of the largest search engines, and a very common place to begin an internet search. The results can be varied in how closely they relate to the item that you are curious to find information about.
Bing is a new powerful search engine, which offers a menu on the homepage to narrow your search.
Wolframalpha is an excellent tool in assisting students with math problems and answers. It can compute problems and give answers to various math questions. It has its limitations it can't solve proofs, but it can still point you in the right direction.
Findhow.com is a how to website. There are lots of different topics immediately available. They usually have some kind of current relevancey like preventing icedams in the winter. You can also type in your own questions. The site redirects you to other sites that can or may be able to provide answers.
Wikepedia offers an free online encyclopedia, which is usually one of the top results in the major search engines. It offers a wealth of information, but its accuracy is sometimes in question.
Here is a list of all of the tools to choose from. This list comes from cooltools4schools.com. The list is seperated by:
Search Engines:
Addictomatic
Search Crystal
It is a search visualization that enables you to compare, remix and share results from the best web, image, video, blog, tagging, news engines, Flickr images or RSS feeds. You can embed as a widget on your site or blog.
Wolfram Alpha
FindHow
Info Please
Dogo
Findthatfile
Joongel
Nibipedia
Spezify
Veezzle
It takes a long time for our servers to index the free stock photos of the internet but we are confident we can reach our goal, we have a strong algorithm in place that index’s thousands of stock photos every hour.
Yolink
Research Resources:
John Locker
Teachers.tv
Blinkx
PrimarySchool.tv
SnagFilms
SchoolWAX TV
Pics4Learning
free to use in an educational setting.
NonFictionVideos
Piclens
Transform your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for online photos and videos.
Fly through 1000s of YouTube videos faster than you've ever imagined possible.
Footnote
KidsKnowIt
Search the databases of the Children's Learning Network.
Newseum
Ultimate Research Assistant
Xtimeline
Arkive
British Library
Online TATE
Gallery of Writing
Studyjams
Udemy
KnowItAll
Asking Questions:
Answers
Ask
Wiki Answers
Yahoo Xtra Answers
'How to' Videos and Tutorials:
Graspr
5 Min
Lookah.tv
Wordpress tv
Woopid
eHow
wikiHow
WonderHowTo
Tutsearch
PSDeluxe
Teacher Training Videos
Other Tools:
Jog the Web
use it as a bibliography.
Ergo Research Skills
Earth Album
courtesy of Google maps and Flickr.
Kwout
Add the bookmarklet to your favorite browser.
GreatSummary
WhereIsNow
AnyClip
Bookmarking and Retrieval:
Precipitate
DeweyDigger